Leading open-access advocate Michael Eisen named Editor-in-Chief of eLife - March 6, 2019
eLife has announced Michael (Mike) Eisen as its new Editor-in-Chief. A world leader in advocacy for open science, Eisen, from University of California, Berkeley, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), was chosen following a worldwide search and selection process. In addition to his scientific… Read More
New way to share sources on JSTOR - March 6, 2019
JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources, has introduced a feature that supports collaboration in research and teaching by allowing users to easily share a list of sources they save in My Workspace. My Workspace is JSTOR's citation-management tool. It allows… Read More
Endocrine Society names Stewart as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism - March 6, 2019
Endocrine Society has appointed Paul M. Stewart, Executive Dean and Professor of Medicine at the University of Leeds, as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). JCEM is the peer-reviewed journal for endocrine clinical research and cutting-edge clinical practice information.… Read More
Copyright Clearance Center and Outsell to host invitation-only roundtable program at 2019 London Book Fair - March 6, 2019
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, in partnership with Outsell, Inc., the voice of the data and information industry, is hosting an invitation-only roundtable program during London Book Fair, 'Advancing Scholarly Communication Through Open Dialogue,' on March… Read More
MDPI joins Jisc’s Publications Router project - March 6, 2019
Open access publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) has announced its participation in Jisc's Publication Router project, as of March 2019. Publications Router is a Jisc service that automatically sends notifications about research articles to institutions' systems such as their repositories… Read More
Fourth VSNU eZine on open access: The importance of ‘international alignment’ - March 5, 2019
The goal of achieving 100% open access for scientific publications by 2020 is coming into view. This means many efforts are underway to achieve this aim. International alignment is the common thread for the future: it is becoming increasingly clear that there is a need for international cooperation in terms… Read More
